摘要 |
A guide wire advancer ( 102 ) for advancing a guide wire ( 107 ) into a patient and including a body having a longitudinal axis. The body includes a first portion ( 110 ) adapted to allow a user to advance a guide wire along the longitudinal axis using a finger and a thumb, and a second portion ( 108 ) connected to the first portion. The second portion ( 108 ) is adapted to allow a user to advance a guide wire ( 107 ) along the longitudinal axis using only one of the finger or the thumb to bias the guide wire against a platform ( 164 ) of the second portion when advancing the guide wire ( 107 ). Multiple methods of advancing a guide wire using the advancer are also disclosed.
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